Natural Color System / NCS S 1050-B20G / #16b3ca Hex Color Code

The hexadecimal color code #16b3ca is a shade of cyan. In the RGB color model #16b3ca is comprised of 8.63% red, 70.2% green and 79.22% blue. In the HSL color space #16b3ca has a hue of 188° (degrees), 80% saturation and 44% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 486.76 nm.

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Color Variations

• Inverted
  #e94c35
• 25% saturated
  #00c4e1
• Grayscale
  #707070
• 25% lighter
  #30d1e8
• Original
  #16b3ca
• 25% darker
  #128fa2
• Web safe: teal
  #008080
• 25% desaturated
  #28a6b8
• HTML: lightseagreen
  #20b2aa

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• Closely Related

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     #3aa8c1
  2. Caribbean blue
     #1ac1dd
  3. Pacific blue
     #1ca9c9
  4. Ball blue
     #21abcd
  5. Hawaii blue
     #00c3e3

• Intermediately Related

  1. Raspberry pink
     #e25098
  2. Rose bonbon
     #f9429e
  3. Buff
     #f0dc82
  4. Baby powder
     #fefefa
  5. Strong boy pink
     #e9399e

• Distantly Related

  1. Rich black (FOGRA39)
     #010203
  2. Vampire black
     #080808
  3. Chocolate brown
     #3f000f
  4. Smoky black
     #100c08
  5. Root beer
     #290e05

Color Schemes

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• Complement

  • #b4442c

• Analogous

  • #34aca2
  • #218bbf

• Split

  • #a96f37
  • #b42c48

• Triad

  • #968a4a
  • #a23e82

• Square

  • #673fa1
  • #b4442c
  • #708f51

• Tetradic

  • #285ab8
  • #b4442c
  • #968a4a

#16b3ca linear gradient to complementary #b4442c

1. #16b3ca
2. #66a2ae
3. #859293
4. #988078
5. #a56e5e
6. #ae5b45
7. #b4442c

Monochromatic Colors

1. #0093aa
2. #009eb4
3. #00a8bf
4. #16b3ca
5. #2ebed5
6. #3fc9e0
7. #4ed4eb

Tones

1. #16b3ca
2. #3ea8ba
3. #519cab
4. #5d919c
5. #66868d
6. #6c7b7e
7. #707070

Tints and Shades

#16b3ca to white

1. #16b3ca
2. #5bc0d3
3. #82ccdc
4. #a4d9e4
5. #c3e6ed
6. #e2f2f6
7. #ffffff / #fff

#16b3ca to black

1. #16b3ca
2. #1f93a5
3. #217482
4. #1f5660
5. #1a3a40
6. #132023
7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Exact Matching Paints

• S 1050-B20G

  Natural Color System / NCS

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1. Pantone / PMS

   ★ 631 XGC
   #30b3c8 ΔE = 0.870 / LRV ≈ 37.0%

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   ★ Sarah's Garden (0674)
   #30aec3 ΔE = 1.797 / LRV ≈ 34.8%

3. Colortrend

   ★ 0674
   #30aec3 ΔE = 1.797 / LRV ≈ 34.8%

4. Diamond Vogel

   ★ Sarah's Garden / 0674
   #30aec3 ΔE = 1.797 / LRV ≈ 34.8%

5. Delta

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   #00aec6 ΔE = 1.841 / LRV ≈ 34.3%

6. Cloverdale Paint

   ★ True Sky Blue / 7407
   #31b1cb ΔE = 2.047 / LRV ≈ 36.4%

7. Crown Diamond

   ★ 7337-52 Ship's Boy
   #3fb6ca ΔE = 2.048 / LRV ≈ 38.8%

8. Sigma

   ★ Cool Blue / S 1555-B10G
   #35b3cd ΔE = 2.134 / LRV ≈ 37.4%

9. Model Master

   ★ Model Master 52905
   #22b3c4 ΔE = 2.148 / LRV ≈ 36.6%

10. Berger

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    #1cadc2 ΔE = 2.148 / LRV ≈ 34.0%

11. Scib Paints

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12. Vista Paint

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    #1cadc2 ΔE = 2.148 / LRV ≈ 34.0%

13. Duron

    ★ Calypso
    #00b1c3 ΔE = 2.260 / LRV ≈ 35.4%

14. Kelly-Moore

    ★ Bountiful Blue / KM3198-2
    #49b2c4 ΔE = 2.285 / LRV ≈ 37.2%

15. TRUMATCH

    ★ 28-b
    #00b6d3 ΔE = 2.291 / LRV ≈ 38.2%

16. Taubmans

    ★ Aquiter / T72-6
    #46afc2 ΔE = 2.298 / LRV ≈ 35.9%

17. 1Shot / One Shot

    154L Peacock Blue
    #37adc4 ΔE = 2.380 / LRV ≈ 34.7%

18. Asian Paints

    Twilight Sea / 7439
    #30acc1 ΔE = 2.432 / LRV ≈ 34.0%

19. Sikkens

    Q9.35.60
    #44b3cb ΔE = 2.496 / LRV ≈ 37.8%

20. Earthpaint

    1-31-5 Blue Glass
    #23acc4 ΔE = 2.503 / LRV ≈ 33.8%

21. Plascon

    Mystic Fog B1-B2-1
    #44b0c0 ΔE = 2.527 / LRV ≈ 36.1%

22. Glidden

    Splash Of Teal / 17BG 36/333
    #38acc0 ΔE = 2.543 / LRV ≈ 34.1%

23. Dulux

    35BG 42/331
    #38b9cd ΔE = 2.609 / LRV ≈ 39.9%

24. Dupont

    CAS475
    #2bbad2 ΔE = 2.676 / LRV ≈ 40.3%

25. RAL

    RAL 660-4
    #3fb8cf ΔE = 2.680 / LRV ≈ 39.8%

26. New Look

    Blue Kite / B16-01
    #48adbf ΔE = 2.816 / LRV ≈ 35.0%

27. Wattyl

    Aegean Sky / E46W
    #48adbf ΔE = 2.816 / LRV ≈ 35.0%

28. Benjamin Moore

    Baltimore Sky / 760
    #45adbe ΔE = 2.822 / LRV ≈ 34.9%

29. Devoe Paint

    Chelsea Blue / 52BG 38/320
    #51b2c6 ΔE = 2.869 / LRV ≈ 37.7%

30. Valspar Paint

    Blue Grotto R150C
    #4cb3ca ΔE = 2.905 / LRV ≈ 38.0%

31. Tollens

    T2016-2
    #2cabc3 ΔE = 2.911 / LRV ≈ 33.6%

32. Ford

    Taos Turquoise
    #3cb9cb ΔE = 2.929 / LRV ≈ 40.0%

Color Blindness Simulation

Monochromacy

• Achromatopsia
  #878787
• Achromatomaly
  #539ba5

Dichromacy

• Protanopia
  #5a5bc4
• Deuteranopia
  #5145c3
• Tritanopia
  #1ec0bf

Trichromacy

• Protanomaly
  #347fc7
• Deuteranomaly
  #358ac7
• Tritanomaly
  #1bb9c6

#16b3ca HTML / CSS Code Examples

<p style="color: #16b3ca">…</p>

<p style="background-color: #16b3ca">…</p>

<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #16b3ca">…</p>

Color Charts

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Color Space Conversions

Decimal

1487818

Binary

00010110, 10110011, 11001010

Hexadecimal

#16b3ca

LRV

≈ 36.7%

Closest short hex

#3ab ΔE = 3.563

RGB

rgb(22, 179, 202)

RGBA

rgba(22, 179, 202, 1.0)

rg chromaticity

r: 0.055, g: 0.444, b: 0.501

RYB

red: 8.627%, yellow: 41.513%, blue: 79.216%

Android / android.graphics.Color

-15289398 / 0xff16b3ca

HSL

hsl(188, 80%, 44%)

HSLA

hsla(188, 80%, 44%, 1.0)

HSV / HSB

hue: 188° (187.667), saturation: 89% (0.891), value: 79% (0.792)

HSP

hue: 187.667, saturation: 89.109%, perceived brightness: 60.250%

HSL_uv (HUSL)

H: 212.278, S: 97.995, L: 67.030

Cubehelix

H: -180.368, S: 1.090, L: 0.527

TSL

T: -1.623, S: 0.402, L: 0.528

CMYK

cyan: 89% (0.891), magenta: 11% (0.114), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 21% (0.208)

CMY

cyan: 91% (0.914), magenta: 30% (0.298), yellow: 21% (0.208)

XYZ

X: 27.107, Y: 36.671, Z: 61.515

xyY

x: 0.216, y: 0.293, Y: 36.671

CIELab

L: 67.030, a: -28.770, b: -22.182

CIELuv

L: 67.030, u: -48.358, v: -30.544

CIELCH / LCHab

L: 67.030, C: 36.329, H: 217.633

CIELUV / LCHuv

L: 67.030, C: 57.196, H: 212.278

Hunter-Lab

L: 60.557, a: -26.073, b: -17.838

CIECAM02

J: 55.736, C: 49.741, h: 213.320, Q: 147.088, M: 43.498, s: 54.381, H: 270.864

OSA-UCS

lightness: -10.129, jaune: -3.632, green: 5.769

LMS

L: 25.628, M: 43.553, S: 61.074

YCbCr

Y: 131.666, Cb: 161.333, Cr: 57.444

YCoCg

Y: 145.500, Cg: 33.500, Co: -39.500

YDbDr

Y: 134.679, Db: 101.309, Dr: 214.272

YPbPr

Y: 147.215, Pb: 29.555, Pr: -79.558

xvYCC

Y: 142.432, Cb: 153.962, Cr: 58.114

YIQ

Y: 134.679, I: -100.916, Q: -26.042

YUV

Y: 134.679, U: 33.129, V: -98.855

Okhsl

h: 211.265, s: 0.941, l: 0.657

Okhsv

h: 211.265. s: 0.955, v: 0.808

Okhwb

h: 211.265, w: 0.036, b: 0.192

Oklab

l: 0.704, a: -0.102, b: -0.062

Oklch

l: 0.704, c: 0.119, h: 211.265

Munsell Color System

5B 6/10 ΔE = 2.093

Brand Color

Virb ΔE = 6.805

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